Agenda 08/26/2025 Item #16K 9 (Stipulated Final Judgment for the taking of Parcel 1284FEE for the VBR Ext.)8/26/2025
Item # 16.K.9
ID# 2025-2730
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Stipulated Final Judgment in the amount of $126,500 plus $28,584 in statutory attorney
and experts’ fees and costs for the taking of Parcel 1284FEE required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project
No. 60249.
OBJECTIVE: To settle full compensation for the taking of Parcel 1284FEE required for the construction of the
Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project No. 60249.
CONSIDERATIONS: On July 9, 2024, the Board authorized, via Resolution No. 2024-135, the condemnation of
Parcel 1284FEE for the construction of roadway, drainage and utility improvements required for the expansion and
extension of Vanderbilt Beach Road from 16th Street NE to Everglades Blvd. The fee simple acquisition area consists
of a strip taking along the rear, northerly boundary of the property and is approximately 0.38 acres in extent. The parent
tract includes a single-family home and associated improvements and is owned by Matthew Eastman and Gavin Becker.
The parent tract contains 2.5 acres of gross land area, which will be reduced to 2.12 acres after the acquisition. An aerial
photograph of the subject property is attached. The County’s appraiser estimated full compensation at $73,400
including severance damages. The property owner’s initial demand was $201,500 plus attorney’s fees and expert fees
and costs. The parties participated in mediation and reached an agreement subject to approval by the Board of County
Commissioners. The attached Stipulated Final Judgement reflects a negotiated compensation amount of $126,500 plus
$17,754 in statutory attorney’s fees, $10,830 in expert fees and costs, for a total of $155,084.
Staff recommends approval of this Stipulated Final Judgment since a better result is not anticipated at trial. Upon
approval, the County Attorney’s Office will file the Joint Motion and Stipulated Final Judgment with the Circuit Court.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to design and maintain an effective transportation
system to reduce traffic congestion and improve the mobility of our residents and visitors.
FISCAL IMPACT: County is entitled to a credit of $73,400 for its good faith estimate of value. Funds for the balance
of $81,684 are available in the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project Capital Fund, Project 60249. The primary
funding source for the acquisition of right of way is through Road Impact Fee District Funds (3090, 3091, 3092, 3093,
3094, 3095) in the Vanderbilt Beach Road from 16th to Everglades Project (60249). Should impact fees not be
sufficient, the secondary funding source will be Road Construction Gas Tax Fund (3083) and Transportation Capital
Fund (3081).
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this action.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board
approval. – CMG
RECOMMENDATIONS: To approve the attached Joint Motion and Stipulated Final Judgment and authorize the
payment of funds as stated herein.
PREPARED BY: Robert Bosch, Manager, Manager ROW Acquisition, Operations and Performance Management
ATTACHMENTS:
1. P1284FEE SIGNED Joint Motion for Stipulated Final Judgment
2. Aerial - Parcel 1284FEE
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Collier County, Florida, a political Subdivision
of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 25-CA-202
vs. Parcel 1284FEE
Juan Mederos, Trustee of the Mederos Revocable
Trust dated August 12, 2012; Luz Mederos, Trustee of the
Mederos Revocable Trust dated August 12, 2012; FHIA, LLC;
Unknown Tenants; Matthew Alexander Eastman; Gavin
Michael Becker; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc.; Angel A. Martinez Quintero; Homepro Solutions Naples,
Inc; Goodleap, LLC; Daniel Fogle; Shanine Fogle; Fifth Third
Mortgage Company; Fifth Third Bank NA (South Florida);
Chantra Man; DPM Designs LLC; SWFSCS LLC; and Rob
Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector,
Respondents.
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JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO
PARCEL 1284FEE
Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, together with Respondents, Matthew Alexander
Eastman and Gavin Michael Becker, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully
move this Court for the entry of the foregoing Stipulated Final Judgment as to Parcel 1284FEE
attached hereto as Exhibit “1”.
_______________________________
COLLEEN M. GREENE, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 502650
SALLY A. ASHKAR, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 1007665
Collier County Attorney’s Office
3299 E. Tamiami Trail, Suite 800
Naples, FL 34112
Telephone: (239) 252-8400
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER
Colleen.Greene@colliercountyfl.gov
Sally.Ashkar@colliercountyfl.gov
Sheri.Malcolm@colliercountyfl.gov
_/s. ANTHONY V. POLICASTRO__
ANTHONY V. POLICASTRO, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 937932
Policastro Law Group
1700 N McMullen Booth Rd Ste C5
Clearwater, FL 33759-2129
Office: 727-475-1988
Fax: 727-674-1771
COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS
EASTMAN AND BECKER
tony@policastrolaw.com
eric@policastrolaw.com
yadi@policastrolaw.com
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the Joint Motion for Stipulated Final
Judgment was electronically filed with the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal on this _____ day of
______________ 2025.
BY: _______________________________
COLLEEN M. GREENE, ESQ.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Collier County, Florida, a political Subdivision
of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 25-CA-202
vs. Parcel 1284FEE
Juan Mederos, Trustee of the Mederos Revocable
Trust dated August 12, 2012; Luz Mederos, Trustee of the
Mederos Revocable Trust dated August 12, 2012; FHIA, LLC;
Unknown Tenants; Matthew Alexander Eastman; Gavin
Michael Becker; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc.; Angel A. Martinez Quintero; Homepro Solutions Naples,
Inc; Goodleap, LLC; Daniel Fogle; Shanine Fogle; Fifth Third
Mortgage Company; Fifth Third Bank NA (South Florida);
Chantra Man; DPM Designs LLC; SWFSCS LLC; and Rob
Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector,
Respondents.
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STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO PARCEL 1284FEE
THIS CAUSE, having come before this Court upon the Joint Motion made by Petitioner,
Collier County, Florida, and Respondents, Matthew Alexander Eastman and Gavin Michael
Becker, by and through counsel, for the entry of a Stipulated Final Judgment as to Parcel 1284FEE
for Project 60249, and it appearing to this Court that proper notice was given to the parties having
any equity, lien, title, or other interest in or to the real property described therein, and the Court
being otherwise fully advised in the premises thereof, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1. Respondents, Matthew Alexander Eastman and Gavin Michael Becker, shall
recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, the total sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No/100 ($126,500.00) for Parcel 1284FEE, as full
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payment for the property interest taken, including business damages, if any, in connection with
said Parcel.
2. Respondents, Matthew Alexander Eastman and Gavin Michael Becker, shall
recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, the total sum of Seventeen Thousand Seven
Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and No/100 ($17,754.00), for all attorney’s fees and attorney
litigation costs in this case, including fees related to monetary and non-monetary benefits and
supplemental proceedings, if any.
3. Respondents, Matthew Alexander Eastman and Gavin Michael Becker, shall
recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, the total sum of Ten Thousand Eight Hundred
Thirty Dollars and No/100 ($10,830.00), for all expert fees and costs, associated with the
acquisition of Parcel 1284FEE, and no other expert fees or costs shall be paid in this matter.
4. Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, is entitled to a credit for the good faith estimate
of value previously deposited in the amount of Seventy-Three Thousand Four Hundred Dollars
and No/100 ($73,400.00), as payment for the acquisition of Parcel 1284FEE, at which time title
to said Parcel as described in Exhibit “A” vested in the name of Petitioner, Collier County,
Florida.
5. Within thirty (30) days from the entry of this Order, Petitioner, Collier County,
Florida, shall pay the total sum of Eighty-One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars
and No/100 ($81,684.00), representing the total sum due for the acquisition of Parcel 1284FEE,
attorney’s fees, costs, expert fees and costs, by issuing a check payable to Trust Account of
Policastro Law Group, LLC, and mailing it to Anthony Policastro, Esq., c/o Policastro Law Group,
1700 N McMullen Booth Rd Ste C5, Clearwater, FL 33759-2129.
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6. Collier County's initial construction of the subject project shall substantially
conform with the County's 90% construction plans, filed with the Court on March 25, 2025. The
90% construction plans provide for two travel lanes on Vanderbilt Beach Road; however, the right-
of-way footprint is sufficient to accommodate up to a six-lane road design on Vanderbilt Beach
Road for which Respondents are entitled to compensations. Such compensation, if any, if reflected
in the herein Final Judgment. No additional compensation shall be due to the Respondents for the
actual future widening of Vanderbilt Beach Road up to four-lanes or six-lanes, including related
roadway improvements to Vanderbilt Beach Road.
7. This Order disposes of all claims arising out of the taking of Parcel 1284FEE that
have or could have been asserted in this cause.
8. A fee simple taking, being fully described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and
incorporated herein, which vested in Petitioner pursuant to the Stipulated Order of Taking dated
May 19, 2025, and the deposit of money heretofore made, is approved, ratified, and confirmed.
9. The Notice of Lis Pendens filed in this cause and recorded in Official Record Book
6438, Page 1148 of the Public Records of Collier County, Florida be dismissed as to Parcel
1284FEE.
10. This Court reserves jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Stipulated Final
Judgment.
11. This Stipulated Final Judgment is to be recorded in the Official Records of Collier
County, Florida.
12. Respondent, Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector, is dismissed from
this lawsuit as to Parcel 1284FEE.
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Exhibit “A”
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AERIAL – PARCEL 1284FEE
(VANDERBILT BEACH RD EXT (PH 2) PROJECT NO. 60249
PARCEL 1284FEE
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